QUESTION TAGS

INTRODUCTION  A question tag is a short question at the end of a sentence.  We add it to a sentence to transform it into a question. He’s a student, isn’t he? question tag

QUESTION TAGS USE We use question tags to:  check if the information in the statement is true and our tone of voice rises; Ex.: You haven’t met Charlie, have you?  ask for agreement and our tone of voice falls. Ex.: You won’t tell anyone, will you?

QUESTION TAGS HOW DO YOU FORM QUESTION TAGS? Affirmative statement – negative tag:  Students attend state schools, don’t they? Negative statement – positive tag:  You aren’t sick, are you?

QUESTION TAGS HOW DO YOU FORM QUESTION TAGS? With auxiliary verbs – we use it in the tag:  You have been to summer school, haven’t you? Without auxiliary verbs – we use the appropriate form of do in the tag:  She likes her school a lot, doesn’t she?

QUESTION TAGS HOW DO YOU FORM QUESTION TAGS? With modal verbs – we use the same modal verb in the tag:  You would like to study in Scotland, wouldn’t you? With “I am” – we use “aren’t I?”  Sorry, I’m being rude, aren’t I?

QUESTION TAGS REMEMBER The subject in the tag is always a pronoun: Meg studied in the UK last year, didn’t she? The children are sleeping, aren’t they?

QUESTION TAGS TIME TO PRACTISE

QUESTION TAGS TIME TO PRACTISE 1. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate question tag: Ollie is a good swimmer, The students have worked hard, Ana didn’t travel to York alone, John performed well last night, I am your best friend, Peter won’t join us, Betty is texting her friend, Claire looks very pretty, isn’t he? haven’t they? did she? didn’t he? aren’t I? will he? isn’t she? doesn’t she?

QUESTION TAGS